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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• Two Marines, One Soldier Killed in Al Anbar
• Two Task Force Lightning Soldiers killed
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 6 AFPN 06 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 6.
• Iraqi Forces Deliver Food to Ramadi, Detain Terrorists AFPS 06 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi forces, with coalition forces in support, delivered emergency food supplies to a mosque in Ramadi Nov. 4, military officials in Iraq reported.
• US Helicopter Crashes in Iraq, Killing 2 Soldiers VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- U.S. military officials in Baghdad say an American helicopter has crashed in northern Iraq, killing two soldiers on board.
• NATO Boosts Afghan "Confidence" in Reconstruction, Diplomats Say Washington File 06 Nov 2006 -- International diplomats, meeting in Belgium to discuss the urgent need for Afghanistan reconstruction, said recent NATO operations south of Kandahar have given the Afghan people "enormous" confidence that the international forces are serious about preventing the Taliban from returning to power.
• Afghan Reconstruction Projects Continue AFPS 06 Nov 2006 -- Reconstruction projects continue in Afghanistan with an agricultural extension center being expanded and construction for an urgent care facility beginning, officials in Afghanistan said.
• Pakistan convinces Nato to seal Afghan border IRNA 06 Nov 2006 -- Pakistan's proposal of fencing its border with Afghanistan to stop infiltration of militants from both sides would be taken up at the annual Nato Summit meeting later this month, Dutch Foreign Minister Dr Bernhard Bot indicated during his four-hour visit here on Sunday.
• Iran: Tehran Launches Plan To Expel Illegal Afghan Workers RFE/RL 06 Nov 2006 -- Iran has begun a new plan to expel illegal Afghan workers from the country

Defense Policy / Programs

• Essex Fuels Up at Sea after PHIBLEX Conclusion Navy NewsStand 06 Nov 2006 -- USS Essex (LHD 2) and USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) performed a successful fueling at sea (FAS) in the Philippines operating area Oct. 30.
• Stethem, Philippine Navy Train During Talon Vision/PHIBLEX FY 07 Navy NewsStand 06 Nov 2006 -- After a successful Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise (CSOFEX) 06, USS Stethem (DDG 63) joined the USS Essex (LHD 2)-led Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESXARG) for Talon Vision and Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) FY 07 off the coast of the Philippines Oct. 16-31 for more force protection and maritime interdiction operation (MIO) training with the Philippine Navy.
• Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group Completes Visit to Mumbai, Malabar Navy NewsStand 06 Nov 2006 -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (BOXESG) pulled into Mumbai, India, for a visit Oct. 31-Nov. 3 for the in-port phase of Exercise Malabar 2006.
• Essex Enjoys Liberty in Philippines Navy NewsStand 06 Nov 2006 -- USS Essex (LHD 2) completed a port visit to Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, at the conclusion of Exercise Talon Vision (TV 07) and Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX 07), which ran concurrently from Oct. 16-28 with members of the Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP).
• Swift Sailors Rescue 4 Philippine Fisherman Navy NewsStand 06 Nov 2006 -- High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 Swift Sailors rescued four Philippine fishermen Oct. 20, while transiting the Sulu Sea in the Southern Philippines.
• Cape St. George Wraps the Year Up at Surface Line Week Navy NewsStand 06 Nov 2006 -- Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) participated in Surface Line Week (SLW) 2006 from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 at Naval Station Norfolk after completing a week of advanced training at sea.
• Poland proposes creation of NATO-controlled EU army IRNA 06 Nov 2006 -- Poland has proposed creation of a 100,000- strong European Union army tied to the North Atlantic Treaty Organistion (NATO) for use in global trouble spots or for European defence, the country's President Lech Kaczynski said in an interview published Monday.
• Abkhazia holds air defense maneuvers with field firing RIA Novosti 06 Nov 2006 -- Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia said Monday it had started large-scale air defense maneuvers with firing of live ammunition.
• Ukraine eager to boost military-technical ties with U.S. - PM RIA Novosti 06 Nov 2006 -- Ukraine is interested in expanding military-technical cooperation with the United States, the country's prime minister said Monday.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 06 Nov 2006
• Press Gaggle by Tony Snow The White House 06 Nov 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 06, 2006
• BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES TWO DELIVERY ORDERS WORTH $19.3 MILLION FOR BRADLEY TRAINING SYSTEMS BAE Systems 06 Nov 2006 -- BAE Systems has received two delivery orders worth up to $19.3 million from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation.
• BAE SYSTEMS FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER FLIES ON TAIWAN'S NEWEST FIGHTER BAE Systems 06 Nov 2006 -- BAE Systems' new 32-bit digital flight control computer recently completed its first flight aboard the Taiwanese Air Force Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) C/D version, also known as the Shiang-Seng Fighter.
• Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Royal Netherlands Air Force F/A-16s With LITENING Advanced Targeting System Northrop Grumman 06 Nov 2006 -- The Royal Netherlands Air Force today announced the selection of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) third-generation LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) system for their F/A-16 Advanced Targeting Pod upgrade program.
• ATK Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch Defense Weather Satellite ATK 06 Nov 2006 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) supported Saturday's successful launch of a Boeing Delta IV rocket carrying a Department of Defense (DoD) weather satellite that is part of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program run by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems center
• Northrop Grumman Delivers Satellite Antennas That Aid in Nuclear Arms Control Northrop Grumman 06 Nov 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered all V-Sensor deployable antenna assemblies that will be used to detect nuclear blasts as an adjunct payload on the Global Positioning Satellite 2F program.
• Space Shuttle on Schedule for December Night Launch Washington File 06 Nov 2006 -- Space shuttle Discovery will launch in December to deliver another truss segment of the International Space Station, and crew members will rewire the orbiting laboratory to bring online new power supplies generated by solar arrays installed in September.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 06 Nov 2006
• UN Reforms Peacekeeping and Genocide Prevention Guidelines VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- Outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been pushing for reform of the institution throughout his decade-long tenure
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY PALESTINE PERMANENT OBSERVER United Nations 06 Nov 2006
• US Says Palestinian Government Must Accept Quartet Principles VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- The United States said Monday that any new Palestinian unity government must embrace basic principles for international recognition, including accepting Israel's right to exist
• Russia hails Hamas-Fatah agreement - Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 06 Nov 2006 -- Moscow welcomes an agreement between radical Palestinian organization Hamas and the moderate Fatah party to form a new national unity government, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.
• Palestinians Move Toward a Unity Government VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- Palestinian political leaders say a deal on a unity government is imminent and could be announced at any time
• Nepal gov't, Maoists to sign arms management deal today IRNA 06 Nov 2006 -- The Nepalese government and Maoists have finally reached a much-awaited understanding on modality of weapons management.
• Islamists Report Fighting in Northern Somalia VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- Islamist leaders in Somalia say troops from the semi-autonomous Puntland Province have mounted a heavy attack against their militia in northern Somalia
• Nigerian Military Steps Up Security in Delta VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- The Nigerian military says it is taking the recent warning of possible attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta very seriously
• SUDAN: Investigate Darfur attacks, government urged IRIN 06 Nov 2006 -- The Sudanese government must urgently investigate recent attacks on villages in West Darfur, and collect evidence to prosecute those who planned the attacks, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) said.
• SOMALIA: Clash erupts in the northeast IRIN 06 Nov 2006 -- Forces loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) clashed with those who back the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland on Monday in northeastern Somalia, an official said.
• Violence Continues in Southern Thailand Despite Peace Efforts VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- Thai officials say two soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded Sunday outside a village in the restive southern province of Yala

News Reports

• Early election results released to dispel rumours in strife-torn DR Congo - UN UN News Centre 07 Nov 2006 -- Preliminary election results released over the weekend in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) aim to stem the flow of rumours that final results are already in, the United Nations reported today.
• DRC: Kabila, Bemba tell African statesmen they will accept poll results IRIN 06 Nov 2006 -- Congolese President Joseph Kabila and challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba have assured four former African leaders that they would accept the run-off election results due to be announced before 19 November, one of the statesman said.
• Red Cross Urges Ban on Cluster Bombs VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross has called on the international community to immediately stop the use of cluster bombs and urged countries possessing them to destroy their stockpiles.